The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-29 00:00:00

I)EAR DOCTOR, what do you advise P 1 advise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to A- NS', Covent-garden, hear some charminst• singing, order one of their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that la the best advice I can give you. RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. .2 1, J8 celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest xwiNCH BRANDY, I s t 15 Pu re, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. theoldin Bottles, 3s. Bd ., a t th e R e t a il H ouses i n L on d on ; by st th e in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale N°. 22,548 8, GREET WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal Pink Label, and Cork branded LL Whisky!' MARY HOWITT'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE COST OF CAERGWYN. By MARY HOWITT. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. T R E WELLINGTON, ST. JAMES'S-STREET. o In addition t o th e Di n i ng R oom on the G roun d Floor Ladi Gentlemen only), the S a l oon Di n i ng R oo ms arc open for es and Parties Daily, from One o'cloAc. Made WELLTNGTON Three Shilling* Dinner of Soup, Fish, Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., from 3to 9 p.m. On bundays .trom sto 8.30. By Order of the London and Paris Hotel Co. (limited). JOHN CATES, Manager. The W ellinr.ton Fntrance, 160, Piccadilly. adiei' Entrance, 53, St. James's-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries„ in 3 vols., CUMWORTH HOUSE. By the Author of "Caste,' &e." The author writes with ease and spirit."—Athenaeum. ... "The heroine of 'Cumworth House' is a very charming creature. There is no creation of modern romance or even of modern poetry to compare with her. She is Eke one of Shakspeare's women a Cordelia or a Rosalind."—The Reader. S CI NBE RAILWAY (INDUS STEAM CO Al FLO TILLA PIINJAUB, and DELHI RAILWAYS) PAN Y I At the Seventeenth Half-Yearly General Meeting of Ihe abo „ ve Company, held at the Loniton Tavern, Bishopsgate reet, in the City of Loudon, on WEDNESDAY, he 28th of September, 1864, W. P. ANDREW, Esq., Chairman of the Company, T he followin presiding', g Resolutions were carried unanimously:- 1 . That this Meeting receive and adopt the Report of the Directors. 2 That the cordial thanks of this Meeting are tendered to W. P. Andrew, Esq., for his courteous conduct in the Chair this day. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now Ready, in Crown ovo., F OOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD. By CHARLES KENT. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Fifth Thousand, with magnificent emblematic cover, de signed by John Leighton, F.S.A., price 218. ; or in morocco, 365., THE ILLUSTRATED INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, from 60 Origin it Drawings by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel. • A Library Edition, 2 Vols. Bvo., with the Or'glnal Plates, from Drawings by Cruikshank and Leech, 215. Also, an Edition without Illustrations, fcp. 6v0., ss. ; or on toned paper, 7s. 6d. - - • W. P. ANDREW, Chairman. S. R. PARRY, Acting Secretary. Gresham House, Old Broad-street, London, 28th Sept., 1868. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. II" ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London ; and Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. NEW NOVEL BY GUSTAVE AIMARD. This Day is published, at all Libraries, in 3 vols., IHE BEE-HUNTRESS. At the Annual Meeting, onthe sth inst., the following were acme holder of the leading results ' disclosed in the Report to the shares. By GUSTAVE AIMARD. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. ript. l PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESIATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RPSIDENCES , FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER LIES GENERALLY — To DE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. K and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce Immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1563 reached the sum of _ 4C341,668 Being an advance of 40,977 over 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre 'ions year. The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was. £75,993 Ditto ditto, 1863 88,966 Showing an Increase in one year of ...... £12,973 Among the incidents which have tended to the advance ?its tent of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned ir2tion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo sion of the L o tt y Sle i gh, which although only con -istent with the general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti raately proved to be no more than what had been done in I or tiler times by the o'dest and most proverbially honourable fliong• its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public tavour by its unhesitating. promptness. tAs the largest total of' Revenue and the largest ratio of rogTession have been attained in the present year, so it i. l i.r ', l _ 3 e _l ) c enit that the largest rofit wich it ever falen to the tors to record has P likewis h e on this occasion al to be an tnnourencn ' ed The balance of net profit on theyear has amounted ,£g3 545 • of which sum £34,100 only has been appropriate i oividend and Bonus, and the large balance of £49,444 been dried to Reserve. LIURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm. -able engravings of every description of Furniture and Beasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gtatis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised scale : A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 259 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ old furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near GreatMalvern. Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brits COl3 BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E. LIFE BRANCH. ...Zhe Progress of the Life Branch, as -Ishesiness transacted in the last year, is mostprom;sing, and adv ances made, year by year, in the amount of New sureness effected effected, shnw clearly the estimation in which the Y i naPany is held. The following is a statement for the last Net ears : Sum Assured on New Policies after deducting 1860 Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 ........ X 434,470 11 10 1861 ....... . 419,241 16 2 ........ 521,101 17 0 .• . 15,62718 0 1863 .... ' 1862 .. "01, 47 15 3 . ........ 752,546 18 10 AssuredTll is r apid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum ceiv, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re -lar ed in the course of five years, may justly be considered as The ge than any which could have been reasonably expected. the.j,erfirst half of the current year 1864, however, far outstt ips ratio of increase indicated by the figures ju-t quoted, as e xceeds as sured for that peri o d o f s i x m o n ths only actually vxeds Ralf-a -Mil ion sterling. Itt f:7 rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour thetie e.atures, and augurs well for the result to be shown by quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when present year is concluded. P m ERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. August, 1864. ----- PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1851) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEO. M. MITCUELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. Tire work will show members and ttelr constituents how each member voted, whether for or against public and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole rarlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Fourth Appearance of THE BAND OF THE DANISH GUARDS, AND OF THE DANISH NATIONAL VOCALISTS. Fourth Night of the Engagement of THE BAND OF THE IsT LIFE GUARDS (by the kind permission of Lieut.-Col. the Hen. Dudley Ros). Fourth Appearance of the Performer on the Saxophone, ALI BEN JEN-KINS, in his peculiar Costume. Fourth time of the new Danish Fantasia, arranged ex pressly for this occasion by M. 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See 30) O p in ions of the press. 14, Bloom-bury -street. Irs - ------__ - fillifi ST. JAME S'S H AL L, Entrances in Regent-street and Piccadilly. Professor ANDERSON'S Grand Entertainment, the WORLD of MAGIC, And Miss ANDERSON'S extraordinary powers of SECOND SIGHT, has made a success hitherto unparalleled in the annals of the Art Magique The PROGRAMME, in its present form, will be repeated every Evening at Eight. On SATURDAYS, a FASHIONABLE JUVENILE DAY PERFORMANCE, at Three p.m. Doors open at seven and two. Stalls (Dress, Numbered, and strictly Reserved), 3s. • Bal cony, 25.: Area and Galleries, ls. Juvenile Tickets for the stalls and balcony, 2s. each. Reserved seats may be secured at the Ticket Office, 28, Piccadilly. MR. GERMAN REED'S New OPERA. di CAMERA ENTERTAINMENT. —TO-NIGHT, at Eight o'clock, THE SLEEPING QUEEN, by M. W. Balfe, Esq., the libretto by 11. Farnie, Esq., and sustained by Miss D'Este Finlayson, Mr. Whiffin, Mr. Wilkinson, and Miss Poole. To be followed by TOO MANY COOKS, adapted from M. Offenbach by Mr. German Reed, the libretto by C. Furtado, Esq., and in which Miss D'Este Finlayson, Mr. Whiffin, and Mr. J. A. Shaw will appear. ROYAL GAL LERY of ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Every evening (except Sat , rday), at 8. Saturday morning, at 3. Unreserved seats, is , 25,; stalls, 35.; stall chairs, 55., can now be secured at the Gallery without fee. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. • SINESSE S.-Mr. ANDREW HIND'S SEPTEMBER LIST, C°llt ailling 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &17., Gtis. Letters, enclo se stamp.— ra partieulars entered free. OFFICES --CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER - LANE, ST. PAUL'S. j URNISHED HOUSE. Mr. ANDREW lIIND has to LET an excellem lIOUSE, at Chiswick ..9und, c ontaining three sitting rooms, three bed rooms, two xitchens, p . (te ; well and comfortably furnished ; flower garden sloping dow nto te Th , tmes rent, £Bl er annum. Cards to View at the City Centra Estate Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. SOUTHWAR K.-FREEHOLD INVEST _,v AIENT .—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE exten -131 e M anufacturing PREMISES, in one of the principal will in the borough ; let on lease at £252 los , but terra; I produce a much larger rental on the expiration of the Prire Z 5,000. Further particulars and cards to view 111 aY be had at t e Estate Agency Offices, corner of Little darter-lane, St. Paul's. SAUCE.—LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTER SAUCE. This deliciou• condiment, ri °flounced by connoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS. The public are respectfull cautioned against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and Terrine' names are On wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LEA and PERKINS' SAUCE. Sold wholesale and for export by the Pr pr Wor cester: Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, &c. &a ; and by Grocers and Oilmen uni- Yersally. T " E OXFO R D, 6 , OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited ) . LA FAVORITE. MARTHA, THE TROVATORE, by the following Artistes, viz., Misses Russell. Fitz-Henry, Walmsley, Tyrr, 11, ize With augmented Band and Chorus, condurted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. Mr. JACKSON HANES, the Champion Skater, in his per formane on the Lrawiug Room Skates, of Quadrilles, Varsoviennea, UNSWORT II (or any other man), EUGENE, W. Randall, 11. Nash, Herr Heimann, and Mdllc. Cavaiho. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private buses, 10s. 6d. DINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESI A has been, duripg thirty years, emph a ti cally sanctioned by the Medical Profession, and universally accepted by the Public, as the Best Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach. Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild Aperient for delicate constitutions, more espcially for Ladies and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, and, above all, in Hot Climates, the regular use of this sim- Zle and e!ega u t r eme dy h as b een f oun d hi g hly b ene fi c i a l. lanufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and purity) by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street, London and sold by all respectable Chemists throughout the Empire. • pRIZE ME D A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, W 1862. FRA NCIS TUCKER & CO., ax Chandlers, to, &0., To the Queen and the Pi ince of Wales. • (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, CANTERBURY HALL. Triumphant Success of PRINCE PERFUME AND PRINCESS BOUQUET. Under the title of Prince Perfume and Princess Bouquet is nightly to be seen at the Canterbury Hall a Magic Spectacle far transcending in poetry of concept' on, b auty and in genuity of arrangement, scenic cad, and brilliancy of lia,ht and colour any former avlication (even at this Hall) of the principle known as the OPTICAL ILLUSION. In this last collective disp'ay of scenic art and of brilliant choreographic and statuesque grouping will be found pictures surpassing some of the greatest achievements of the Modern Extra vaganza—Sr e "THE S RIP Wlt EC IC," "THE PII AN TOM COMBA I'," and " THE CURTAIN OF FIRE." The "illusive Sketch," which is the centre of these corns cat,on s, is by Mr. W. F. Vandervell; the overture and inci dental music by Willem Vandervell. Prince Perfume, Mrs. William Randall. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). says:— " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation Which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality is. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality ls. sd. per lb. Secund quality • • ** • • .. ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO, 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largact Establishment in England for the Manufacture di Wax Candles for the use of the Altar MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. —A. full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DI•: LA POMISIERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photograph, by lions. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, ie. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. SPORTINGIBOOKS, GUIDES. CIRCULARS, &c. CR. GLENIE, Sporting Lib rary, 4, Connaught • terrace, Hyde-park, has on hand, or gets to order, all Sporting an i General Books, Newspapers, Periodicals, &o. Ile also buys Sporting or other books in large or small quantities. Just ready, is. post free, WEATHERBY'S SEPTEMBER PART of the RACING CALENDAR, containing the result of all the Races front January 1 to end of August. Also, WRIGHT'S RECORD, is.; IWCALL'S CHRONICLE,IOd.; and RUFF'S GUIDE, ls. 6d. Agent for M`Call and Wright's Handicap Books, id. each ; also for Snelton, Judex, Lang, and Locket's Circulars, is. each post free. Betting Hooks from is. each. Sporting Papers, the Times, The Sun, and every other paper posted to any trrt. Special and only West-end Agent for the Late Edition of `THE SUN" Newspaper. The Trade supplied. - - COMMISSIONS EXECUTE'). C. R. GLENIE'S extensive and long connect!on with the leading Bookmakers throu:zhout the country enables him to execute Commissions to any amount at the most favourable prices. 10 Calista colt. 12 Gratitude. 12 Thalestris. 1 Giant. 15 Suspicion. 20 Retainer. 20 Panfreluche. 20 Mail Train, 25 Alabama. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, SCINDE. 60 to 1 ai CAMBRID, 20 Brick. 25 Gratitude. 33 Tattoo. 33 Stockinger. 90 Gemma. 40 Trap. Eotol TE E T H.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The exclusive right to this Patent was secured to Mr. Eskell, of Grosvenor-street Grosvenor-square, by her Ma jesty's Royal Seal (July 17, 18f0), and can only be procured at his residence, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor mation can be obtained. Under this Patent, Artificial Teeth, to last a lifetime, are made, and fitted in a few hours without pain or extractions. They support loose teeth, and protect tender gums ; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un detectable, and they are guaranteed for mastication and articulation. Treatise on the subject sent for seven stamps. Consultations free. , • _ - • 1 1,~?: -.c. 27,.. • ,--- • -•)l,rcs ‘i , , .., ,t. .. l , t rz . . ...„ 4 - 7 Ty • , ! -- 7- 1:--- - ) ) ),>•;4 1 , '‘"" e, .. ." 4 AC .-_ -- . ..o,„ -.Z.,.•;‘• 7 1 , -;;, ,, ~...''. •.. :.,,,. - -?,'.....: -1 , - co • 7, .t10,'• • , .., .. ~• .-.,. •\ 1 ' ( k° t-' .1.4, ~,,. 4 7 .1.0 [ 7:.. --- .. ) ;;!jiot ill lollllll, - 7 . ''' - '7'. !It: ' 11 .:-.. 4:44". ., : Z• r ' f' . - - i''' 4- --3P.,- -*- 7 -rjr 4 :11111-4 „, ~,- " !,3— " , c ,;11 - . ..,,11;;:"*" - - 11 . ' '' y5,..0 ~...„!. " "DJ; •IT ' IS A THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1864. that a gold watch which she held in her hand might be con veyed to some distant portion of the room. Immediately afterwards the concert was resumed; the bells, tambourine, and horn became excited, and the lady exclaimed that the watch was gone. On the candle being lighted, it was found on the carpet at the feet of Dr Ferguson. One of the bells was also found in the lap of a gentleman sitting near him. Some doubt having been expressed as 10 whether it was possible for the Brothers Devenport to have moved chair and all in the darkness, so as to elevate the musical instru ments in the air, and make them play, another illustration was volunteered by Dr Ferguson. Mr Fay took his place among the visitors, holding a hand of each as before. A gentleman present then sat down between the Messrs. Devenport, and placed his hand upon the head of each, while ho rested either foot on the feet of the Devenports) which were placed close together in a parallel direction to each other. The Devonports then clasped the arms of the gentlemen, and in this position it would have been absolutely impossible for one of the group to have moved without dis. turbing the others. This pose having been arranged to the satisfaction of all present, the light was extinguished and the guitar was again heard as if moving in the air close to the facts of all present. Mr Fay. as before stated, was seated in a row, clasping hands with the persons right and left of him, while Dr Ferguson was similarly placed in another portion of the room. With this last-named illustration the seance terminated. It had lasted rather intro than two hours, during which time the cabinet was minutely inspected, the coats examined to ascertain whether they were fashioned so as to favour a trick, and every possible precaution taken to bind the hands and feet of the persona whose presence appeared to be essential to the development of the manifestations. It may be asserted that all the illustrations above enu merated can be tradei to clever conjuring. Possibly they may, or it is possible that some new physical force can be enrndered at will to account for what appears on the face of it absolutely unaccountable. All that can be asserted is that the displays to which we have referred took place on tory. He was sorry to perceive that the publication of the traffic returns were very irregular. The CHAIRMAN said they were regularly sent to the stock-exchanges,and orders had been given to send them to the papers. . The rains in Scinde had of late years be come unusually heavy, and the line had been flooded, hence the necessity for the culverts and drainage. The net re venue shown in the report was no criterion of what it would be when the accounts were properly adjusted. Altogether ho considered that their affairs were in a highly satisfactory state. The Indus Valley line would complete the link be tween the Scinde and the Punjab and Delhi Railways. Along the left bank of the Indus was to be found the shortest, cheapest, and best route fur the Indus Valley line. After some further observations the report wa, unani mously adopted, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. the present occasion under conditions and circumstances that preclude the presumption of fraud. It is true that darkness is in some cases an essential condition, but dark ness does not necessarily imply deception. But, puffing aside the cabinet manifestations, there is abundance left to excite curiosity and challenge attention of the scientific. Learning, we know, is not a limited quantity; it is inex haustible for all mankind, and here is a field for the inves tigation of the scientific world. In the present state of know ledge upon the subject of cceult forces, dependent more or less upon the will, all that can be said is, that the manifes tations of Messrs Devenport and Mr Fay appear to be alto gether inexplicable. In a little time we believe it is their intention to give seances at the Egyptian 2iall or some other suitable place, when the public will be afforded an opportunity of witness ing some of the astonishing feats of whi c h we h ave g i ven an outline, For the present it is sufficient to say that they invite the strictest scrutiny on the part of men of science, and that, whatever be the theory involved, they repudiate any active agency in the production of the extraordinary manifestations which take place in their presence. It is per haps well for them that they were not in the flesh a century and a half ago, as, in the then state of human knowledge and social enlightenment, they would unquestionably have been conducted to Smithfield, and burnt as necromancers of the most dangerous type.—Xorning To4l. OTTOMAN (SMYRNA TO AIDIN), The report of the directors states that the guarantee at the rate of £30,360 per annum had been received by the company in settlement of the same up to the 30th of June, 1863. The accounts for the half- year ending December 31, 1863, were now before the Government, and the directors were assured that no unnecessary delay would occur in exa mining and passing them to the finance department for pay ment. The directors adverted to the just and liberal treatment which the company had uniformly received at the hands of the Imperial Government, and stated that it was cause for congratulation to the shareholders that a Government new to the practice and difficulties of joint-stock enterprise should so readily have acquiesced in the measures necessary to carry out this undertaking successfully. The revenue account for the half-year did not exhibit so good a result as was expected. On taking over the maintenance of the line ii was hoped that a considerable saving might be effected under that head, but, owing to the great length of time during which the line had been under construction, it was found necessary to make a large outlay for actual renewal, especially as regarded sleepers. The works en the second section were progressing very favourably. The capital ac count showed that £1,175,865 had been expended, leaving a balance against the company of £154,974. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June last showed that £9,651 had been received, and £11,144 ex pended, showing an excess of £1,493 over receipts. The half-yearly at h mee ting of this comp an y was h e ld yes terday London Mr Tavern, Mr .P. Andrew in the te chair. - - The report of the Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi 'undertak ings of the company were taken as read. The CHATRMAN, in moving their adoption, said it was gratifying to inform the shareholders that the staff in India had performed their duty to the entire satisfaction of the Board ; they had escaped_fr m the ravages of sickness better than the servants of the Government, and their sanitary state was satisfactory, The contract for the construction of the Delhi Railway had, after great anxiety on the part of the directors for years past, been let, and the plans and sections were prepared. Upon the comple tion of the Delhi line the success of their other undertak ings depended. The directors had been pressing the Go vernment from time to time to allow the works to proceed, and they had at length consented to give the execution of the works to the eminent firm of Messrs. I3rassey and Co. lie believed it was the largest contract ever let to one contractor, as it amounted to something like £5,000,000. It was of considerable importance that the company should ge, free accesstoDelhi,whiel was a great cent re of commerce, and before the mutiny the trade amounted to £1,000,000 a year. This railway would enter Delhi at one side, forming a continuous line trent Kurrachee, while the East Indian • line would enter Delhi on th e other side, funning a centime ous line of railway from Calcutta, and by means of a junc tion of the two lines near DtlLi a main line of railway would be formed from Kurrachce, through the Punjab, via Delhi, to Calcutta. The Delhi line would proceed from the latter place to Meerut, which was the centre of country rich in agricultural produce ; thence to Uruballah, a large military station and a great depot for trade and commerce ; thence to Loouhiana, a great place for manufacturers ; thence t Jullundur and across the Bees river to a junction with the Punjab Railway at Umritsur, nearly 320 miles in length. The Delhi line would form the centre of a great arch of railway communication from Kurrachee to Calcutta, and from which all other lines must radiate on both sides of it to supply any further communication that might be deemed requisite. Ho drew special attention to the discovery of coal near Pind Dadun Khan, connected with the salt range admirably ac apted to locomotive purposes ; expectations. dTBTh i siren between the Joliette and the Indus. The salt was very pure and only required washing, and the coal was found tc be 1 sulphur in it, and did not clog the bars. The coal was at it had very little present brought on camels' backs, and was broken into small fragments in the carriage. The quality of the coal was tx cellent, and the only question was to its being in sufficient quantity, but he thought there was no doubt of that. If the Punjab line were extended to Peshawar and the Khyber Pass, a branch line of between 20 or 30 miles would reach the colliery, which would then be available for fuel over the whole of their lines. The Punjab was the first province in India that had had an exhibition of its produce and manu factures, also those of neighbouring countries ; and it had had been gradually augmenting, been successful. The receipts from Umritsur to Lahore and it enabled the enter prising merchants of those places to comprehend what could be done by railway comm un i ca ti o n, although the portion of line between those places was only 32 miles in length. No accident had occurred on the line since it had been opened, and nothing had been lost in carriage from one place to the other. A person could travel from Lahore to 'Umritsur, transact his business there, and return to Lahore on the same day, whereas before the railway was opened three days were consumed in doing what could now be done easier and better in one day. The advantages would be much niece apparent when the line was opened throughout to Mooltan. The whole of the Punjab line was nearly ready for opening with the exception of about 40 miles, but this would be completed in February next, and the whole line from Um ritsur to Mooltan, 252 miles in length, would be opened for company'sbeebeen informed i t l h l a e traffic. This would give an immense . stimulus to the trade The had been of the Punjab, particularly when . it was found that goods and Theyin active o i in and produce could be conveyedh wihtha.acebreteanintayb,osuatfetys7odo rapidity exceeded toand hi f s rom ex actual amount was £2,000 more—(hear,. hear)--so that if even small boats useful and double those of the previous h . al gs y le ear. the receipts would have been much larger. They were p li ec u . ta r theftohre they hehepaopdr past as that lh halfa tthe the steamersg year, ro buts s e a ta r hv n ea t yi n l greatly indebted to the indefatigable exertions of Captain Wood in adapting the boats to the theirdifficult navigation of the profitable. He was in hopes, when they got all the boats in their hands, the result would be a larger profit. The Scinde Indus, and in making Railway from Kotree to Kurrachee was yielding a profit and by the last advices goods that had b een stored for a long time were on,thcir way to the rad iway. owng to the expenditure of revenue on works of whichdr fai drainageand in for m i ng a dditi o nal bridges and culverts,y belonged to capital, it was impossible to tell what the profits of the railway were until that question was a djusted. The S ecre t ary o f S ta t e f or India [lad taken a just view as to what b e l onge d t o ca pit a l and revenue, and had given orders that the items should be properly adjusted and charged accordingly. When that was done the net earnings of the railway would be very dif ferent from what they appeared at present. The whole commerce of Kurrachee for the year 1863-61 amounted to £6,750,000, and for 1862-63 to £5,500,000, s h ow i ng an in crease of 20 per cent ; but the i▪ ncrease in 1862-3 over 1861- 2 was 87 per cent. lie considered the trade of Kurrachee in its infancy, and that it would be necessary to steam along the Persian Gulf and make ali▪ ne along th e E u ph ra tes val ley. England had now auimmense stake in India, there was therefore both a political and commercial necessity for shortening the distance, and he was convinced that the more attention they gave to Eastern affairs the more impor tant they would become. Sir T. H. MADDOCK, deputy chairman, seconded the me tion for the adoption of the report. Mr GOEZ said he thought it would be desirable to have full and detailed accounts of their expenditure so that the shareholders might be better able to j u d ge o f th e i r p ro gress. No doubt the actual working expenses on revenue account were less than had been indicated, and would be found so when the items belonging to capital were ascertained and deducted from working expenses on revenue account, He did not complain of anything, as he had obtained answers at the office on certain points which ho considered satisfac. PRICE ...... ...4d; STAMPED ....sd. Trial of the Prince Imperial The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany tried the first of their new Dover and Calais boats yesterday afternoon at the measured mile on the Maplin Sands. The new boats are three in number, and although alike, and from the same shipyard and mouldings, they are essentially ex perimental. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway are, in the Prince Imperial and the other ships, feeling their way to the throwing across the Channel that bridge about which so much used to be said in after dieneespeeches. They contemplate sooner or later to set down passengers on the soils of France and England in the most safe, expedi tious, and comfortable manner attainable by ship building and engineering science. They contem plate divesting the Channel passage of all its terrors, real and imaginary, and by that means in duciug those to travel on the Continent and in England, who up to this time have not had courage to make the venture. The task is one of time, diffi culty, and expense. It is attainable only by the construction of a series of experimental ships, which have first to be ordered, next to be constructed, tried, and paid for. Little less than a year serves the purpose of one experiment, and then the lessons of an experiment are not mastered and improved easily, because it is natural for the London, Chat ham, and Dover Railway Company to take the most favourable view of the performance of their costly purchases, and natural for the engineer and shipbuilder to affirm, and to support the affirmation by argument, that better machines never left a workshop, and that more symmetrical, better de signed ships were never built. Probably a year is taken up in arriving at the real facts—that is in reso lutely looking the matter in the face and once more striking out with new ships, in which shall be em bodied all that is supposed worth embodying, and in rejecting all :that it is presumed should be rejected. As most people are aware, the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway has been in operation some years, and the process of ship rejection, insti- tuted from the first, has been, it is believed, vigo rously and faithfully carried on. The early and later boats of the company may with truth be said to mark the satisfactory progress of ship construets tion scienco. When first required to produce ships of great stability and speed for the London, Chat ham, and Dover Railway, shipbuilders and engi neers doing their very utmost could in a compara tive sense accomplish very little. In a relative sense, that is, compared with the results of the pre sent day, there was nothing worthy of being de signated as speed, and of stability there was none. Foul and heavy weather rendered a passage prac tically impossible, or if possible it was under an oppression of shaking about and misery, not to speak of time, that was sickening even to the oldest salts. Going to Calais from Dover, or to Dover from Calais, was only to be thought of if the weather was calm, if the water was smooth, and if the barometer was assuring. The state of things was intolerable. New boats were ordered, and the previous ones withdrawn, and got rid of in some way. But grea, as was the improvement of the new boats on the old there were still grumblers. The public were put to trouble by the great depth of water of the boats, that depth of water being given in the hope of securing the steadiness of ship which all desire, and the outcry against trans-shipment into small boats was long and loud. Equal to the occasion, the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company set to work anew, and the Prince Imperial tried yesterday is the fruit of the experience, in the gross, of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany—the point which shipbuilding and engineer.- ' ing science has at the present time attained. The builders of the Prince Imperial and the other now ships aro Messrs. James Atli and Co., Cabitt Town, Poplar, and the engineers, Messrs John Penn and Son, of Greenwich. Of Messrs John Penn and Son it is unnecessary to say a word. Their fume as engineers is world wide, and seldom has fame h:en better earned. In the employment of Messrs John Penn and Son the London, Chet!latn, and Dover Railway Company may fairly claim the ut most confidence of the public. There will be no breakdowns, and once steam is set on it will not be shut off until the ships are tied up in harbour. So, equally, in the employment of Messrs James Ash and Co. Mr. Ash, although not an old man, pro bably occupies the enviable poaition of one of the first naval architects in England. With few excep tions all the best merchant ships afloat are from his designs; they are his bandy work. The highest position attainable by a naval architect in the Eng lish private service was for years held by him. Mr Ash was the naval architect of th© Thames Iron Works and Steam Shipbuilding Company; the greatest shipbuilding establishment, public or pri vate, in Europe or the worid. For some three years past he has built a fair share of the fastest ships that have run the blockade, and some months ago he constructed the Eothen yacht for Mr Anderson, the chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Company. Mr Ash's partner, a young man also, is a practical engineer, favourably known as the son of Mr John Stewart, of the Blackwell Iron Works. Thus in the firm of Messrs James Ash and Co. there is a combination that is rare ; excellence in the art of designing ships, and practical skill in the fitting of engines. That the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company should place their latest ships in the hands of Messrs James Ash and Co. is a high compliment to the profes sional ability of the firm; and that the trust has been worthily bestowed will to some extent be obvious from the performance of the Prince Imperial yesterday on the measured mile. But yesterday only brought out the fair weather qualities of the ship, as she has chiefly been constructed to face the worst weather blowing in the English Channel. That trial has yet to take place when the Prince Imperial is put upon the Calais station—but the result is not involved in doubt. Daring the heavy gales which prevailed ten days ago the preliminary trial of the Prince Imperial took place en the Maplin Sands, and the behaviour of the ship was held to justify the impression which prevailed on board, that once the Prince Imperial is put upon the station there will be few passengers who will care to patronise the older boats. The preliminary trial showed that experience has not been thrown away on the officers of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, and that the Prince Imperial and the sister ships will be a satisfactory approximation to all that can be wished. In the fittings of the Prince Imperial there are some novelties. On deck there is a fine state saloon suitable for a monarch, or a princely bride and bridegroom. Engagements for the state deck saloon will necessarily require to be effected in advance. On deck also, and in the centre of the ship, there two other less commodious, and slightly less aristo. cratic, but still princely state saloons. Such are deck innovations. Between decks there are three more state saloons of the same class. The chief saloon or cabin is elaborately, chastely, and con veniently fitted in white and gold with morocco stuffing. In the centre there are the usual tables, and around the tables the usual cushion seat but with arms at intervals, which will contribute greatly to the general comfort. Above the usual cushion seat, but receding from it, is a circular sofa round the chip, upon which the weary may rest their limbs and be out of other people's way, To the l adies' eLloon there is a separate staircase from the deck, and all the lying dawn accommodation that is ever likely to be required. Here again the fittings are in mo rocco. Forward, in the second class, there is much the same comfort and arrangement that is to be with rather more lying down space. Second class found at present in the first classf o the old boats, passengers, es they should be, are in the Prince Im perial well cared for. 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Yesterday evening, in the front drawing-room of a house in the immediate neighbourhood of Portland-place, a select number of persons were invited to witness some strange manifestations which took place in the presence, if not by the agency, of three gentlemen lately arrived from America, and who have passed in their own country as spiritualists of the most gifted order. The party consists of two brothers named Devenport, 24 and 25 years of age, and a Mr Fay, a gentleman born in the States, but, we believe, of German origin. They are accompanied by Mr H. D. Palmer, a gen tleman long and favourably known in New York in connec tion with operatic matters, and by a Dr. Ferguson, who explains the nature of the manifestations about to be pre sented, but who does not venture to give any explanation of them. At the Cooper Institute in New York, the Brothers Davenport, accompanied by Mr Fay, have recently per formed some astonishing feats which have hitherto puzzled the ingenuity of the curious and based the acumen of the most scientific persons of that city. It should be stated at the outset that the trio, who appear to be gifted in so extra ordinary a manner, do not lay claim to any particular phy sical, psychological, or moral power. All they assert is, that in their presence certain physical manifestations take place. The spectator is, of course, at liberty to draw any inference he pleases. They invite the most critical exami nation (compatible with certain conditions to be observed), and those who witness the manifestations are at liberty to take all needful precautions against fraud or deception. The party invited to witness the manifestations last night consisted of some 12 or 14 individuals, all of whom are ad mitted to be of considerable distinction in the various pro fessions with which they are connected. The majority had never previously witnessed anything of the kind. Some were avowed sceptics, while others were what spiritualists call more impressionable in regard to occult influences than others. All, however, were determined to detect, and, if possible, expose any attempt at deception. Tho brothers Davenport are slightly built, gentleman-like in appearance, and about the last uersons in the world from whom any great muscular performances might be expected. Mr Fay is apparently a few years older, and of more robust constitution, At the upper end of the apartment was placed what might be called a skeleton wardrobe, composed of walnut wood less than au inch in thickness. The portion in which the drawers of a similar piece of furniture are usually to be found was empty, but a seat or bench, perforated Lore end there with holes, was fitted to the back and ends. The doors consist of three pannels, which shut inside with a brass bolt; thus, when tho middle daor is open, nny person can put his hand in and bolt the side doors. The bolt of the middle door was shut by some invisible agency from the inside. The brothers Davenport having seated themselves vis-a vin on the end bench, their hands and feet were securely tied by those present so as to prevent the possibility of their using those members. A guitar, a tambourine, a violin and bow, a brass h )rn, and a couple of bells were placed on the seat inside, and the doors were shut. At the top of the pannel of the centre door was a diamond-shape opening about a foot square, with a curtain secured on the inside. Instantly on the centre door being closed the bolt was se cured inside, and hands were clearly observed through the opening. A gentleman present was invited to pass his hand through the opening, and it was touched by the hands several times. The musical instruments and the bells then commenced making all sorts of noises and knockings, snatches of airs were distinctly heard, and suddenly the centre door was burst open, and the trumpet was thrown out into the room, and fell heavily upon the carpet. The doors were subsequently closed by persons who, when doing so, were touched by invisible hands, and the noise of undoing the cords was distinctly heard. A moment or two afterwards the brothers were found sitting unbound, with the ropes at their feet. The next illustration was more curious still, for, after an interval of perhaps two minutes, the brothers were found to be securely bound with the same cords, the ends of the ropes being some distance from their hands. One of the company present was then invited to take a seat in the cabinet, so as to assure him self that whatever might be done could not be accom plished by the brothers. A gentleman having volunteered to be imprisoned in such mysterious company, his hands were securely tied to the knees of the Davonports, whose hands were fastened behind their backs by cords passed through the holes in the bench, Their feet were also tied together with a sailor's knot. A tambourine was then laid in the gentleman's lap, upon which a guitar and violin were placed, as also the trumpet and a couple of handbells. Any interference with these articles by the gentleman in whose lap they were deposited was rendered impossible, by reason of his hands being tied. He states that the in stant the door was closed hands were passed over his face and head, his hair was gently pulled, and the whole of the musical instruments were played upon; the bells were also violently rung close to his face, and the tambourine beat time on his head. Eventually, the musical instruments were flung behind him and rested between his shoulders and the back of the cabinet. During these manifesta tions one of the gas-burners of the chandelier was lighted and two wax candles were burning in different parts of the room. Several other manifestations having taken place in con. nection with the cabinet, Dr. Ferguson explained that it would be desirable that the company should clasp hands, and that the lights should be altogether extinguished. A small writing table had been previously placed in the centre of the room, with a chair at either side. The musical in struments, bells, &c,, were placed on the table. The Bro thers Devenport were then manacled by the hands and feet, and securely bound to the chairs by ropes. A chain of communication (though not a circular one) was formed, and the instant the lights were extinguish ed the musical instruments appeared to be carried all about the room. The current of air which they occasioned in their rapid transit was felt upon the faces of all present. The bells were loudly rung ; the trumpet made knocks on the floor ; and the tam bourine appeared running round the room, jingling with all its might. At the same time tiny sparks were observed as if passing from south to west. Several persons exclaimed that they were touched by the instruments, which on one occasion became so demonstrative that one gentleman re ceived a knock on the nasal organ, which broke the skin and caused a few drops of blood to flow. These manifestations having been repeated two Or three times withlnearly similar results, the Brothers Devenport joined the chain of communication, and Mr Fay was bound in the chair. Ills hands were bound tightly behind his back, and his feet were firmly secured, as in the cabinet. A gcn. tleman present was then asked to desire him to take off his coat the instant the light was extinguished. This was done —a whizzing noise was heard : "It's off," exclaimed Mr Fay; the candle was lighted and the coat was found lying in the middle of the room. Astonishing though this appeared to be, what followed was more extraordinary still. Dr Fer guson requested a gentleman present to take off his coat and place it on the table. This was done, the light was extin guished—repetition of the whizzing noise was heard and the strange coat was found upon Mr Fay, whose hands and feet wore still securely bound, and his body tied almost im movably to the chair. A gentleman present then inquired whether, if he were to place two finger rings on the table, they could be transferred to the hands of Mr Fay. Dr Fer guson said he could not undertake that this feat would be accomplished, but that an essay would be made. The rings were deposited on the table, the candle extinguished, and Mr Fay immediately exclaimed " They are on my finger," and surely enough there they were. The owner of the ring then expressed a wish that they might be restored to his fingers, As soon as the room was d arkened the musical instruments commenced their mysterious concert, and, after an interval of about 20 seconds, a gentleman (not the owner) exclaimed that the sings had been placed on his fingers. This was found to be the case, A lady next expressed a desire ev t Y - I' - az,z, NORTH BRITISH. The half-yearly meeting was held at Edinburgh on Tues day. Mr. Hodgson in the chair, The report was held as read. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders on the first paragraph in the report, which stated that the receipts from traffic on the North British system had gradually and steadily increased during the last four half years. They would remember that a number of years ago they had to submit to a diminished dividend in consequence of the pres- sure upon their revenue created by the construction of new works. They were now beginning to retrieve that loss. Two years ago they diviued only at the rate of ti quarters per cent., the nest half year that was increased ,to one and a quarter, and in the following half year it amounted to one three-quarters, while this half year the directors were in a position to declare 2 per cent, on the ordinary stock of the North British Railway. Re saw no reason to apprehend that that increase of traffic would not go on, or that a cor responding increase of dividend would not be obtained, They had a number of lines now nearly completed or in course of construction, which were a burden on the com pany at the present moment, but soon most of them would become remunerative to the shareholders. By the end of 1865 all the lines in course of construction would be com pleted, and although there were other works which had been undertaken the directors had postponed them until the volue of money was less than at present. With regard to the Queensferry line and the proposed .bridge across the Forth, he said that if a bridge were practicable, and :could be constructed at anything like the expense to which they would be put in constructing piers and working ferries, in contradistinction to the expense of working a railway, it would be unwise if they did not retrace their steps and substitute that which would give much better accom modation and be of much more benefit. They had ,not gone headlong into the idea of constructing a bridge ; thoy had made their calculations and investigations, which were still in progress—and if they were satisfied that the bridge could be made a cost not much exceeding the other works, they would come before the shareholders with a bill enabling the company to substitute a bridge and approaches to a l‘ridge, instead of a ferry and approaches to a ferry. He calculated that the actual saving of ex pense in the construction of works, &0., if a bridge were erected, would be about £56 ).000. This matter was simplified by the E linburgh and Glasgow company being in a position to act in conjunction with them for the con struction of this bridge. With regard to the agreement be tween the North British and Edinburgh and Glasgow Com panies he said it seemed to work remarkably well, and that there had been complete harmony between the joint com mittees. The continued increase in the receipts of the two companies, which amounted to £2,000 a week, was the beet proof that the system had not worked ill up to the present moment. Ho believed it would be for the benefit of the shareholders of the two companies that there should be a still closer union between them. The causes of the failure of the tripartite agreement between the Scottish Central, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Caledonian Railways could be easily accounted for. It was unequal among the companies themselves; it was unjust and improper towards the public ; and it was an agreement that could not be de fended in equity either before Parliament or elsewhere. He stated that the directors had come to the resolution again to adopt the system of issuing return tickets at reduced Tates, which had been discounted for a considerable time. TO report was adopted. On the motion of Sir J. D. WAUCHOPE, seconded by Sir W. JOHNSTON, the thanks of the company were given to Mr Hodgson for the able manner in which he had presided at the Board, and in acknowledgment of these services voted him as chairman of the company £l,OOO per annum, commencing with the current half-year. The . meeting then separated. TENBURY. The directors state in their report that the line had been worked during the past hall-year with regularity and with out accident. By the opening of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway the connection between Mid-Wales and the manu facturing districts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire had been completed, and the directors anticipated a large in crease in the revenue of the railway in consequence of its being an important link in th e a b ove li ne o f communication The directors regretted they were not in a position to de clare a dividend. The receipts apportioned to this company. for the last year being less than in the preceding year, the directors had determined to investigate the traffic returns, and were making arrangements for that purpose. TENBURY AND BE VirDLEY. The directors in their report congratulated the share holders upon the opening of the line for public traffic, and expressed a belief that the works had been constructed in a substantial manner. The formation of the Bewdley and Kidderminster Railway would he very shortly commenced. By means of this line a considerable saving of time and dis tance would be effected in the route to and from the manu facturing districts. The capital account showed that £112,281 had been expended, leaving,X6ol due to bankers. THE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN STAFFORDSHIRE The appointment of a committee at the recent meeting in Birmingham to confer with the colliers of South Stafford. shire and Worcestershire and their employers, with a view to bring the present disastrous strike to a termination, has already been announced in the Guardian. The gentlemen to whom this task was delegated have now discovered that notwithstanding their well meant efforts neither party to the dispute is willing to abide by the proposed arbitration of any mere outsiders. As regards the colliers themselves their tone is firm and d i efinat. The result of a conference of the principal iron and coal masters in the neighbourhood of Dudley, who are affected by the strike, has also been com municated to the Birmingham Committee in a letter from Mr Wm. Mathews, proprietor of the Corbyns Hall Iron works. The question at issue between the colliers an I their employers, he says, is one in which the trade in coal forms but a very limited and su bordinate p art. " The great bulk of the coal raised in the district under strike is consumed in the ironworks, and the coal consumed in Birmingham and elsewhere is tco unimportant to influence in any material degree the rate of colliers' wages. Where one collier is em ployed in raising coal for this trade ten probably are em ployed in the supply of coal to the ironworks, and the late depression in the price of iron, particularly in pig iron, in the manufacture of which coal is so largely consumed, has made a reduction in the colliers' wages one of vital and inevitable necessity," After pointing out the fact that in other ironmakmg districts, including the northern portion of South Staffordshire, this reduction has been cheerfully submitted to, while it has only been resisted by the thick coal colliers in the Dudley district, Mr Mathews argues with some show of reason, that under the severe competi, tion in which South Staffordshire has to contend with newly opened and cheaper ironm , bing localities. to con tinue to pt.y the high tate of colliers.' wages Nr• uld ho " simply ruinous," and that in fact, in strict justice an following former precedents, the reduction should be car ried further than that proposed. The masters, therefore, have no alternative but to procure supplies of coal else where or to close their works, which they have done. Mr Mathew adds, " Under these circumstances my colleagues concur with me in opinion that no beneficial result could arise from the mediation proposed, particularly as the un reasonable and defiant tone of the colliers at the meeting at which I had the honour to preside, leaves little expecta tion that rational advice would be listened to. In the mean time the strike continues to Bp'. ead, and in several parts of the dletrict cases of intimidation occur daily, \VS!' ' T - - \ Company meet the travelling public."‘,Ample ten 4 tilation exists throughout, and the helAi cabin ceilings is seven feet clear of the beans. The dimensions of the ship are given as follows on the invitation card:— ft. in. Length,. .. .. - .. 180 0 Breadth .. • • .. .. 24 0 Depth .. .. • • .. 12 6 Engines 180 horse power nominal. Tonnage, 510. The speed attained on the four trial runs was— Min, Sec. Knots, .. 3 19 .. 18 . 09) • • 4 3 .. 14.815 .. 3 20 .. 18.000 3 59 .. 15 063 Firet Run Second Run Third Run Fourth Run 161 knots, or 19 328 mean statute miles. This is understood to be unprecedented in a vessel of so small dimensions. After the rues a sumptuous dejeu2zer was served in the saloon ; Mr Penn in the chair. The following were among those pre- , sent :—Mr Penn and Mr Mathews, engineers; Mr Ash and Mr Stewart, ship-builders; Sir L. Smithett, Mr. Churehward, Colonel Evelyn ; Mr. Scudamore, General Post Office ; Mr Luke and Mr Thornton, surveyors of Admiralty ; Mr Martley, engineer; Mr Harris, 'assistant manager; Mr Bishop, superintendent ; Mr Godbold, continental secretary of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company; Mr M'Gregor, assistant secretary to the Board of Trade ; Mr Lumley, the inventor of the improved rudder. Numerous toasts followed the removal of the cloth. Mr Churchward stated that the turning point of the Channel passenger traffic had now been reached, He had long looked forward to the providing of proper ships, and at length ships were about to be put on the station which were unrivalled. He had long known Mr Penn, over a period of five and twenty years, and as for Mr Ash, he had known his great grandfather, his grandfather, and his father. Mr Ash's grandfather was the great naval architect of his time, and the ability to construct ships was hereditary in the Ash family, in the frequent union of Messrs James Ash and Co. and Messrs John Penn and Son he took great pride, and anti cipated the best results to the Chatham and Dover Railway Company and the public. Naval and Military Intelligence. The 2d Company of Royal Engineers, under the commend of Capt. Sandford, with Lieuts. Peck and Howard, took its departure from Brompton Bar racks, Chatham, on Tuesday, and proceeded to Dover, where the company embarked on board her Majesty's screw steamer Orontes, 500 horse power, _ . Capt. Hine, for the Mauritius, to relieve the 25th Company ordered home. The 2d was the company of Royal Engineers which did such good service at the International Exhibition, and the valuable aid rendered by the officers and men was acknaw. ledged in a general order issued by command of the Duke of Cambridge. The annual garrison sports by the officers, non• commissioned officers, and troops at Chatham took place yesterday afternoon on Chatham Lines, under the immediate patronage of Major-Gen. Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8., in command of the district. The whole of the arrangements were under the manage* ment of Alder J. Buckley, the secretary, and the committee of the Soldiers' Institute. The sports consisted of flat and hurdle races, wide and high jumps, throwing the hammer, shot, and cricket ball, "putting" the stone, sack races, and various other amusements, in most of which the officers of the garrison took a leading part. The successful corn. petitors among the non-commissioned effi.:ers and men received prizes varyirg from 20s to 2s, while the officers' prizes consisted of opera glasses, riding whips, hunting spurs, courier bags, Sec. The greatest amount of interest was taken in the sports by both officers and men, and the number of competitors who entered for each race was very large. The sports were witnessed by a large number of specta tors beside the military, who entered into all the games with much keenness. The headquarters staff and the 4th, oth, and Bth batteries of the 13:h Brigade Royal Attillcry yet. , tcrday left Woolwich for permanent bullion at Dover. Th© detail is as follows :—Col. E. B. Ham■ ley, Paymaster A. S. Murray, Cipt. and Adjt. J. M. C. Vibart, Quartet master J. Fyfe, Surg. G. F. Bone, M.D., Assist-Sorg. A. D. Gallant!, M D., Capt. E. T. A Law, ',lents. E. Blintridge cud 0. Callaghan, Capts. W. Gi:more, G. F. S. Budd, and 13aTnett ; Lieuts. A. Log 3n and W. P. Platt ; 400 nonscommissioned cffieers and men, 42 women, and 52 children. The Ist battalion of the 6th Regiment of Infantry (the Royal Ist Warwickshire) arrived at Port;., mouth yesterday morning by special train on the South Western Railway from Aldershot, and era , . barked on board her 11 7 .pjesty's screw troopship Himalaya, Capt. E. Lacy, for conveyance to Ply , mouth, under the superintendence of Col. Shadwell, Assist.-Quartermaster-General, in the following strength :--Lieut.-Col. Lowe, C. 8., in command ; Majors R. Ua win and J. 0. Bovill ; Capts. E. Lloyd, 1-1. B. Feilden, R. H. Goodwin, W. C. F. B. Ben. nett, R. Bolton, A. Austin, T. Bowen, J. G. Cook , hum, and P. B. Simpson ; Lieuts. J. T. Bowers, J. B. Hopkins, J. Franklin, J, B. Mac Kenna, G. W. B. Collis, 1.M., H. Mahoney, Baird, and W. H. Falcon ;Ensigns Hebeler, Granville, Crisp, Edwards, Whitworth, and Barton ; Paymaster W. Wastle, Surgeon A. P. Cahill, M.D., Assist.-Surgeon A. R. Hudson, M.B. ; 44 sergeants, 21 drummers, 38 cor porals, 609 privates ; 59 soldiers' wives, and 63 chil dren, The Himalaya sailed from Portsmouth, last evening, and was expected to arrive at Plymouth about daybreak this morning. The 6th will disema bask from the Himalaya at Plymouth this morning, and the 31st Regiment will embark on board the Himalaya on Friday (to-morrow), with which she will immediately afterwards sail for Portsmouth. She is expected to arrive there early on Saturday morning, where the 31st will be disembarked and forwarded on by special train on the South Western Railway to the camp at Aldershot. The paddlewheel steam sloop Gladiator, 6, Capt. Francis H. Shortt, from Cape Coast Castle, arrived yesterday morning in Plymouth Sound. A large ship of war under canvass, from the westward, was then outside the Breakwater, getting up steam, apparently intending to enter the Sound. She was supposed to be the screw steam frigate Liverpool, 39, Captain Rowley Lambert, from the West Indies. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO A FAITHFUL SERVANT. —Mr. Benjamin Walters, for many years the faith ful servant of Dr. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, who died at the Deanery on the 21st inst., and who the previous week lost two children, aged respectively five and svien years, was buried at Oxford yesterday, at the Holywell Cemetery in that city. Dr. Stanley, who travelled many miles for the purpose of performing the last services of the Church over the body of a devoted and affectionate domestic, was much affected during the sad ceremony. Lady Stanley, to mark her respect for the deceased, attended, in company with Dr. Jacobson, Regius Professor of Divinity, as one of the mourners. A HULL STEAMER ON FIRE.—On Tuesday morn< ing, about 3 o'clock, the steamer Excelsior, Capt. Toogood, arrived at Hull flora Hamburg, having on board a heavy cargo consisting principally of shoddy and bran.. the forehatch for the purpose of commencing the On i opening the the cargo, thick volumes of smoke arose front the hold. Without loss of time the dock authorities were informed of the circumstance, and the company's fire engine was quickly on the spot. The police hose, as well as the steam hose belonging to the vessel, were brought into re quisition, and a large quantity of water poured down tho hold. After playing on the turning cargo for about an hour the fire was extinguished. As soon as the smoke and stchra had cleared away a Lumber of labourers were set to work to get out the cargo, when it was found that scvcral bales of shoddy and bags of bran bad been destroyed, and others leutially so. Several cases Nverep,aalis:::l:,l:::sischle, which is built of iron, was very li ttle wo sc. The fire is said ere w t , o i t h i a s v :a b i( e l, en pe th rc e er:e u d it :s f ell as of burning — Holloway's Ointment and Pills...—. Ns , oud as the Excelsior was crossing the North Sea. ]ti.—All afflicted with ulcers, diseases T h r e A i D i V n E it lt .s T s fs u E p :i r EAT e . of the bones, and inflammations of the joints should read this testimonial to the curative powers of these healing and purifying . remedies. Mr John Allen, 17, Denmark-street, Leicester, suff,red severely from a bad toot for three years, during which long period he was under surgical treatment without any perceptible benefit. He resolutely objected to amputation, which seemed the only course open, till ho providentially tried Holloway's remedies. These gave him great relief, and at last completely cured him. 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